Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

The records I am seeking are in relation to setting an upper age limit for the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) and the basis for that upper age limit. This request includes, but is not limited to, records of decisions and consultations, all minutes of meetings, emails and other correspondence involving the relevant Minister(s) or senior officials, the relevant government department(s) or other State agencies or bodies, notes in any format, and research papers around the setting of the upper age limit and the basis for that age limit.